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8-K - EARNINGS RELEASE 093013 - OHIO VALLEY BANC CORPsec8kearningsrels093013.htm

October 24, 2013 - For immediate release
Contact:  Scott Shockey, CFO (740) 446-2631
                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Exhibit 99.1
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Reports Higher 3rd Quarter Earnings

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio - Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [Nasdaq: OVBC] (the “Company”) reported consolidated net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, of $1,407,000, an increase of 27.1 percent from the $1,107,000 earned for the third quarter of 2012.   Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2013 were $.35, up 29.6 percent from the prior year third quarter.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net income totaled $6,572,000, a 20.6 percent increase from net income of $5,448,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  Earnings per share were $1.62 for the first nine months of 2013 versus $1.35 for the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 20.0 percent.  Return on average assets and return on average equity was 1.11 percent and 11.32 percent, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to .87 percent and 9.89 percent, respectively, for the same period in the prior year.
 
“We are pleased with the quarter and year-to-date results,” stated Thomas E. Wiseman, President and CEO.  “As we look to the future, we continue to be mindful of soft loan demand throughout our region.  Our employees have taken proactive steps to supplement interest income through expense savings and the development of alternative sources of revenue.  We continue to benefit from lower loan loss reserves, a direct result of our aggressive handling of troubled assets in prior years.  In pursuing our ‘Community First’ mission, our employees are finding new and innovative ways to connect with each other, our customers, and our communities, all to the benefit of our shareholders.”
 
For the third quarter of 2013, net interest income increased $63,000 from the same period last year.  The increase was related to the higher net interest margin for the third quarter, which more than offset the $52 million decline in average earning assets.  The decline in earning assets occurred primarily in low yielding balances at the Federal Reserve, which positively impacted our yield on total earning assets.  When combined with the continued decrease in funding costs, the net interest margin increased to 4.57 percent for the third quarter of 2013, as compared to 4.23 percent for the prior year third quarter.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net interest income decreased $640,000, or 2.6 percent.  Contributing to the lower year-to-date net interest income was the decline in average earning assets, which was partially offset by a higher net interest margin.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, average earning assets decreased $42 million from the same period last year, which occurred in Federal Reserve balances and loans.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the net interest margin increased to 4.43 percent, from 4.30 percent for the same period the prior year.  The improvement in net interest margin was attributable to a decrease in our funding costs aided by a continued composition shift to lower costing transaction accounts from certificates of deposit.
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, management provided $309,000 to the allowance for loan losses, a decrease of $874,000 from the same period last year.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, management provided $151,000 to the allowance for loan losses, a decrease of $2,872,000 from the same period last year.  The significant decline in provision for loan loss expense was due to a decrease in charge-offs and nonperforming loans.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, net charge-offs totaled only $313,000, a decrease of $1,869,000 from the same period in 2012.  The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was .84 percent at September 30, 2013 compared to 1.27 percent at September 30, 2012.  With the continued improvement in asset quality trends, the historical loss factors utilized to estimate the allowance for loan losses have also decreased.  As a result, general reserves have decreased, which contributed to lower provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.  Based on the evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management believes that the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2013 was adequate and reflects probable incurred losses in the portfolio.  The allowance for loan losses was 1.21 percent of total loans at September 30, 2013, compared to 1.24 percent at December 31, 2012 and 1.46 percent at September 30, 2012.
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, noninterest income totaled $1,574,000, a decrease of $100,000 from 2012’s third quarter, primarily due to lower mortgage banking income as originations declined due to higher mortgage interest rates.  Noninterest income totaled $7,479,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to $7,127,000 for the same period last year, an increase of $352,000, or 4.9 percent.  Contributing to higher year-to-date noninterest income was life insurance proceeds, tax refund processing fees and interchange fee income.  In conjunction with various benefit plans for directors and key employees, the Company maintains an investment in bank owned life insurance.  During the first quarter, the Company received life insurance proceeds of $452,000.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, tax processing fees totaled $2,532,000, an increase of $253,000 from the same period the prior year due to an increase in the number of tax refund items processed.  Further contributing to revenue growth was the increase in interchange fees earned on debit and credit card transactions.  By continuing to offer incentives to customers to utilize the bank’s debit and credit card for purchases, interchange income increased $209,000, or 16.9 percent, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2013, noninterest expense totaled $7,320,000, an increase of $363,000 from the same period last year.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, noninterest expense totaled $22,585,000, an increase of $1,134,000, or 5.3 percent, from the same period last year.  Contributing to the increase was salaries and employee benefits, which increased $208,000, or 5.1 percent, for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and increased $561,000, or 4.5 percent, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same periods in 2012.  The increase was primarily related to annual merit increases and retirement benefit costs.  In association with the higher debit and credit card transaction volume, the related customer reward expense has increased as well.  For the quarter, customer reward expense increased $53,000, and for the first nine months of 2013, increased $178,000 from the same time periods in 2012.  Also contributing to higher year-to-date noninterest expense was the increase in foreclosure costs associated with bank owned properties.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, foreclosure costs increased $146,000 from the same period last year.  In addition, noninterest expense increased $212,000 due to a premium paid with the early redemption of trust preferred securities.  During the first quarter of 2013, the Company exercised the option to redeem $5 million in trust preferred securities prior to maturity, which is anticipated to have a favorable impact on future earnings due to the elimination of the annual interest expense on the securities totaling $530,000.
 
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC.  The holding company owns Ohio Valley Bank, with 15 offices in Ohio and West Virginia, and Loan Central, with seven consumer finance offices in Ohio.  Learn more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www.ovbc.com.
 
Forward-Looking Information

Certain  statements  contained  in this  earnings  release  which are not  statements of  historical  fact  constitute  forward-looking  statements  within the  meaning of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  Words  such  as  “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “appears,” “intends,” “targeted” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying those statements.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.  Actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements because of various factors and possible events, including: (i) changes in political, economic or other factors, such as inflation rates, recessionary or expansive trends, taxes, the effects of implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and the continuing economic uncertainty in various parts of the world; (ii) competitive pressures;  (iii) fluctuations in interest rates; (iv) the level of defaults and prepayment on loans made by the Company; (v) unanticipated litigation, claims, or assessments; (vi) fluctuations in the cost of obtaining funds to make loans; and (vii) regulatory changes.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made to reflect unanticipated events.  See Item 1.A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, for further discussion of the risks affecting the business of the Company and the value of an investment in its shares.

 
 

 

OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP - Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
       
                         
   
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September 30,
 
   
2013
   
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2013
   
2012
 
PER SHARE DATA
                       
  Earnings per share
  $ 0.35     $ 0.27     $ 1.62     $ 1.35  
  Dividends per share
  $ 0.21     $ 0.21     $ 0.52     $ 0.67  
  Book value per share
  $ 19.54     $ 18.77     $ 19.54     $ 18.77  
  Dividend payout ratio (a)
    60.62 %     76.44 %     32.14 %     49.54 %
  Weighted average shares outstanding
    4,062,204       4,029,439       4,062,204       4,028,944  
                                 
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
                               
  Return on average equity
    7.15 %     5.89 %     11.32 %     9.89 %
  Return on average assets
    0.75 %     0.55 %     1.11 %     0.87 %
  Net interest margin (b)
    4.57 %     4.23 %     4.43 %     4.30 %
  Efficiency ratio (c)
    76.05 %     72.02 %     70.52 %     66.42 %
  Average earning assets (in 000's)
  $ 698,975     $ 751,393     $ 740,518     $ 782,491  
                                 
(a) Total dividends paid as a percentage of net income.
                               
(b) Fully tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average earning assets.
                       
(c) Noninterest expense as a percentage of fully tax-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income.
               
                                 
OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP - Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
         
                                 
   
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(in $000's)
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
      2013       2012       2013       2012  
Interest income:
                               
     Interest and fees on loans
  $ 8,174     $ 8,781     $ 25,260     $ 27,678  
     Interest and dividends on securities
    574       624       1,732       2,049  
          Total interest income
    8,748       9,405       26,992       29,727  
Interest expense:
                               
     Deposits
    666       1,235       2,294       3,911  
     Borrowings
    152       303       506       984  
          Total interest expense
    818       1,538       2,800       4,895  
Net interest income
    7,930       7,867       24,192       24,832  
Provision for loan losses
    309       1,183       151       3,023  
Noninterest income:
                               
     Service charges on deposit accounts
    472       471       1,340       1,381  
     Trust fees
    56       51       158       151  
Income from bank owned life insurance and
                         
       annuity assets
    171       198       974       592  
     Mortgage banking income
    85       166       331       398  
     Electronic refund check / deposit fees
    21       15       2,532       2,279  
     Debit / credit card interchange income
    502       422       1,447       1,238  
     Gain (loss) on other real estate owned
    (6 )     30       (46 )     181  
     Other
    273       321       743       907  
          Total noninterest income
    1,574       1,674       7,479       7,127  
Noninterest expense:
                               
     Salaries and employee benefits
    4,326       4,118       13,132       12,571  
     Occupancy
    418       397       1,199       1,182  
     Furniture and equipment
    230       238       664       710  
     FDIC insurance
    114       63       375       629  
     Data processing
    276       278       838       786  
     Foreclosed assets
    51       69       390       244  
     Other
    1,905       1,794       5,987       5,329  
          Total noninterest expense
    7,320       6,957       22,585       21,451  
Income before income taxes
    1,875       1,401       8,935       7,485  
Income taxes
    468       294       2,363       2,037  
NET INCOME
  $ 1,407     $ 1,107     $ 6,572     $ 5,448  

 
 

 

OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
           
             
(in $000's, except share data)
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and noninterest-bearing deposits with banks
  $ 9,950     $ 10,617  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
    22,947       35,034  
     Total cash and cash equivalents
    32,897       45,651  
Securities available for sale
    88,850       94,965  
Securities held to maturity
               
  (estimated fair value:  2013 - $23,480; 2012 - $24,624)
    23,327       23,511  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock
    7,776       6,281  
Total loans
    556,213       558,288  
  Less:  Allowance for loan losses
    (6,742 )     (6,905 )
     Net loans
    549,471       551,383  
Premises and equipment, net
    9,007       8,680  
Other real estate owned
    2,798       3,667  
Accrued interest receivable
    2,051       2,057  
Goodwill
    1,267       1,267  
Bank owned life insurance and annuity assets
    24,802       25,056  
Other assets
    5,606       6,705  
          Total assets
  $ 747,852     $ 769,223  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 133,411     $ 139,526  
Interest-bearing deposits
    495,422       515,538  
     Total deposits
    628,833       655,064  
Other borrowed funds
    18,986       14,285  
Subordinated debentures
    8,500       13,500  
Accrued liabilities
    12,141       10,554  
          Total liabilities
    668,460       693,403  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Common stock ($1.00 stated value per share, 10,000,000 shares
               
  authorized; 4,721,943 shares issued)
    4,722       4,722  
Additional paid-in capital
    34,109       34,109  
Retained earnings
    55,554       51,094  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    719       1,607  
Treasury stock, at cost (659,739 shares)
    (15,712 )     (15,712 )
          Total shareholders' equity
    79,392       75,820  
               Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 747,852     $ 769,223